Nathaniel Russell House
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 | Nathaniel Russell House |
| Designer | unknown |
| Location | Charleston, South Carolina, USA |
| Date | 1809 |
| Building Type | house |
| Climate | humid subtropical |
| Context | urban |
| Architectural Style | Federal style exterior |
| Street Address | 51 Meeting Street |
| Notes | elliptical spiral stair. |
| At Great Buildings | http://www.GreatBuildings.com/buildings/Nathaniel_Russell_House.html |
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"The stair in the Russell House is one of the most graceful to be seen as it whirls free of wall, to the third floor. The smooth white plaster planes accent its slender mahogany rail, while the stair treads and risers set up a staccato angularity. It is extraordinary technically and esthetically."
"Although the plan of the Russell House shows influences of Britain's Robert Adam (1728-92), such as the ovoid drawing room opposite the stair, the exterior is basically in the then-burgeoning Federal Style. But its greatest distinction is its stair coiling almost through the roof."
— G. E. Kidder Smith. Looking at Architecture. p120.
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References
"Southernness in Architecture", by Charles Moore, ArchitectureWeek No. 207, 2004.0901, pC1.2.
Albert Simons and Samual Lapham, ed. The Early Architecture of Charleston. Columbia, SC: University of South Carolina Press, 1970. exterior photo from yard, p121. interior photo of stair, p122.
Samuel and Narcissa Chamberlain. Southern Interiors of Charleston, South Carolina. New York: Hastings House, Publishers, 1956. interior photo of oval drawing room, p29.
G. E. Kidder Smith. Looking at Architecture. New York: Harry N. Abrams, Publishers, 1990. ISBN 0-8109-3556-2. LC 90-30728. NA200.S57 1990. discussion, p120. interior photo of staircase, p121.
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